Descript vs Cleanvoice
Side-by-side comparison of Descript and Cleanvoice.
Edit video and audio by editing text
AI removes filler words and silences automatically
What they are
Descript
Descript treats audio and video like a word processor: it transcribes your recording, then lets you cut, rearrange, or delete media by editing the transcript. Podcasters, video creators, and course makers use it to remove filler words, generate AI voice clones, and publish without a separate editing app. The text-based workflow is genuinely faster for dialogue-heavy content, though complex multi-track productions still hit its limits.
Cleanvoice
Cleanvoice is an AI audio editor that detects and removes filler words, mouth sounds, stutters, and dead silence from podcast and voice recordings. Podcasters, solo creators, and interview hosts upload audio files and get a cleaned version back without manual editing. Processing is asynchronous, so you submit a file and return when it is done. The per-minute pricing model means light users pay less, but heavy producers can hit costs quickly.
if you need video editing and transcription. It has a usable free tier to start with.
- +Text-based editing makes cutting spoken content much faster than traditional timeline editing
- +Automatic filler-word removal saves significant post-production time
- +AI voice cloning (Overdub) fixes small spoken mistakes without re-recording
if you need video editing. It has a usable free tier to start with.
- +Handles filler words, mouth clicks, and stutters in one pass
- +Supports multiple languages for filler word detection
- +Free trial included so you can test on real audio before paying
Which to choose
Descript and Cleanvoice both cover video editing, so this is a real either-or for some teams. The right pick depends on which one's wider feature set and pricing fit how you work.
Read the full reviews for Descript and Cleanvoice.
Pricing checked 3 Jun 2026.